Tottenham has confirmed Paul Mitchell's move from Southampton to become the north London club's head of recruitment and analysis.

Mitchell is hailed as a driving force in the successful scouting and hiring structure that has seen the Saints turn a troubled summer into a remarkable success with their improved squad coming at a profit of £37million.

'We are delighted to announce that Paul Mitchell has joined the Club as Head of Recruitment and Analysis,' Spurs announced on their website before outlining his background.

Pochettino is the fifth permanent manager in seven years since Juande Ramos joined in 2007 and the Argentine has been left a squad that isn't able to flourish under his high-tempo pressing system that so impressed in the south.

Spurs had lost three of their four league games leading up to Sunday's unconvincing three points over Hull that required a 90th minute winner from Christian Eriksen.

Paulinho and Roberto Soldado are among the players who have failed to impress since joining the club

Tottenham's Harry Kane has said his team-mates need time to adapt to Mauricio Pochettino's style

Pochettino's Spurs climbed from 12th to 10th with a last-ditch win over Hull on Sunday

Tottenham fan Martin Cloake, who wrote the book Taking Our Ball Back, says the staff merri-go-round at White Hart Lane is hurting the club.

‘It’s clear that there has been too much change in personnel recently,’ he says of Spurs’ dilemma. ‘There’s not much sense of team spirit evident when we play and no real leaders stand out.

‘There are lots of players with potential flair, perhaps fewer of the type who will dig in and help to hold a team together — therefore letting the flair players express themselves.

‘Off the pitch, the phrase ‘I’ve never felt so disconnected from the club I support’ keeps coming up. That’s partly because of the discontent with the top level of football in this country but it’s also because those running the club too often come across as aloof and as treating the fans as cash cows.'